Newest reservoirs in
The year that a reservoir was first filled to the reservoir’s normal elevation – or the year that a natural lake was first dammed – is the determining factor in the age of the body of water. A large reservoir can take more than a year to fill after its dam is first closed. You can find many of the the world’s newest reservoirs on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Many of the world’s oldest reservoirs appear on the last page of that list. Note: For some lakes, the completion year data is unknown, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 2151 articles we have published for lakes.Thinking about booking a lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in , only the 2151 lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Barrett Lake, CA (California, San Diego County, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1922 | Also known as Lake Barrett, Barrett Reservoir Tucked away in a solitary fishing hole, a fisherman casts and pulls in a trophy-sized Northern-strain large mouth bass. The opportunity to catch troph… |
| Cascade Lakes (Central Oregon, Oregon, US West Region, USA) |
1922 | Also known as Todd Lake, Sparks Lake, Davis Lake, Elk Lake, Devils Lake, JHosmer Lake, Lava Lake, Little Lava Lake, Custus Lake, Little Custus Lake, Crane Prairie Reservoir, North Twin Lake, South Twin Lake, Wickiup Reservoir, Crescent Lake Whether it be a scenic day trip along the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway, a leisurely day hike, or a rugged back country camping trek, the Cascade Lakes o… |
| Opunake Lake, New Zealand (New Zealand, North Island, NZ) |
1921 | Opunake Lake is situated off the coast of New Zealand near the town of Taranaki. Once a natural basin next to the Wajaur River, Opunake Lake was forme… |
| Gull Lake, AB (Alberta, Canada, Canada) |
1921 | Surrounded by Alberta’s wide-open spaces and endless Canadian skies, Gull Lake is located in Alberta’s Central tourism region. Well situated between E… |
| Lake Pauline (Southern Windsor County, VT, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
1920 | Also known as Reservoir Pond Lake Pauline is a great example of creating an asset out of a by-product of technology. This small lake in Vermont’s Southern Windsor County region wa… |
| Okanagan Lake, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
1920 | Also known as Lake Okanagan Okanagan Lake, located in British Columbia’s Napa of the North Country, is a vacationer’s paradise. Its sheer size and convenient location make this w… |
| Lake Burton, GA (Georgia, Northeast Georgia Mountains Region, US South Region, USA) |
1920 | Lake Burton is the first and largest reservoir in a series of lakes managed by Georgia Power Company, called the North Georgia Hydro Group. Its 2,775… |
| Lake Wateree, SC (Olde English District, SC, South Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
1920 | Also known as Wateree Lake Lake Wateree lies 30 miles northeast of Columbia, South Carolina near Interstate 77. Duke Energy created the lake in 1920 by building a dam on the Cat… |
| Lake Overholser, OK (Frontier Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1919 | Constructed in 1919, Lake Overholser is the oldest and smallest of three reservoirs that serve Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Connected to nearby Lake Hefne… |
| Lake Zoar, CT (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
1919 | Also known as Zoar Lake With more than 900 acres of boating and fishing waters bordered by shoreline vistas, southwestern Connecticut’s Lake Zoar is a great outdoor destinati… |
| Upper Klamath Lake, OR (Oregon, Southern Oregon, US West Region, USA) |
1917 | Stretching for an impressive 30 miles, Upper Klamath Lake is the largest freshwater lake in the State of Oregon. Nestled in the Klamath Basin, it is s… |
| Calabogie Lake, ON (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
1917 | About 10,000 years ago a glacier retreated across what would become Ontario, leaving over a quarter of a million lakes in its wake. The ice-scour lake… |